Paris (AFP)
The French volleyball players had to work hard to win against Canada 3 sets to 1 (20-25, 25-21, 25-22, 25-18) for their ninth match of the Nations League, Friday night in Rimini (Italy).
Thanks to this seventh success, Laurent Tillie's players hook the right wagon of five teams - Brazil, Poland, Slovenia, Serbia and France - with one or two losses, with a small hole created on another group of three teams - -Iran, Russia and Japan - with four losses.
At the end of this third series of three matches, the Blues are still in the race for one of the four tickets for the semi-finals of this 2021 Nations League, the launching pad and preparation for the Tokyo Olympics ( July 23-August 8).
Benjamin Toniutti's teammates took a set and a half to take the measure of Canada, with a good performance from central Daryl Bultor, valuable serving in the middle of the second set to pick up the Canadians.
The striker-receiver Kévin Tillie and the sharp Jean Patry scored the most points for the Blues, with 17 and 13 points respectively.
France will continue their tournament (15 matches for the group stage are scheduled) on Tuesday evening (9 p.m.) against the Netherlands, 15th and penultimate in the standings with only one victory in nine matches.
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